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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$45,300 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 475 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best school in Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#2

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $22,453.

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#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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#8

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Immaculata University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,127
Maryland 268
New Jersey 145
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 34

One of 29 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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